Cash Mob-Fayetteville organizers Sally Baker Williams and Caitlin Covey visited KUAF to talk about the event, and how it helps local businesses and participants.
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Ozarks At Large
University of Arkansas genocide scholar Dr. Samuel Totten’s book “We Cannot Forget,” which he co-authored with Rafiki Ubaldo, is a compilation of interviews with survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He discusses his experiences with Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.Poet Gerry Sloan reads and signs copies of his poetry book “Paper Lanterns” tonight at Nightbird Books, “Tigers Be Still” continues its run at Nadine Baum Studios, and “Hairspray” is tonight at 8 p.m. at Rogers Little Theatre. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, poet Gerald Sloan talks to Kyle Kellams about his newly published book of poetry. Northwest and central Arkansas business and civic leaders think about potential collaborations; and Walton Arts Center decides to expand.
Poet Gerald Sloan visited KUAF yesterday to talk about his new book of poetry “Paper Lanterns.” He’ll read from the book tomorrow at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville at 7 p.m.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we learn more about the new Razorbacks e-tickets, and Mardi Gras celebrations taking place in the region. Middle East expert Juan Cole visits KUAF to discuss his book “Arab Spring: One Year Later,” and a University of Arkansas music professor works with a teenage piano prodigy who’s severely autistic.Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss left us with a poker puzzle last week. He gives us the solution on today’s Math Factor.
Author, Middle East expert and the man behind the blog “Informed Comment” Juan Cole visited KUAF earlier this week to discuss his book “Arab Spring: One Year Later.”
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
A Louisiana native and the author of the novel “King Cake Baby,” Scott Butler tells the story of a family with a life-changing secret. Butler now lives in Bentonville. “King Cake Baby” is now available at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville and online at www.kingcakebabybook.com.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.A production of “Come Fly Away” comes to Fort Smith. A book signing and auditions for a play are also in order. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Mexico's history is long, rich and often misunderstood. We talk with a historian who has written eleven books on the subject. Plus, a conversation with a gubernatorial candidate who cites his business background as sufficient experience to serve in higher office in the state. And, a preview of the inaugural Homegrown Festival, debuting next week in Siloam Springs
In the final part of our series on the Arkansas Research & Technology Park, we take a look at some of the resources based in the park's Innovation Center, and a look at how the entrepreneurial climate is changing in northwest Arkansas.
The band 1 Oz. Jig brings their guitar, bass, trombone, trumpet and drum sticks to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Senator John Boozman says he would like to see the National Security Agency use more focused efforts to curb terrorism rather than relying on programs that use mass collections of data. The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners approves a draft of rules for implementing the state's new voter ID law. Work is expected to begin soon on clearing the Cache River, a tributary of the White River. And the special collections department at the UA's Mullins Library unveils a new exhibit to celebrate National LGBT Pride month.
"Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)" by A3
The road to capitalizing on research and development can be a long one. It can take years before a technology startup actually turns research into a physical product. In the second part of our series on the Arkansas Research and Technology Park, we take a look at a pair of companies turning research into revenue:
Arkansas is one of 45 states to enact Common Core State Standards. A new office on the University of Arkansas campus has been established to find new ways bring those standards into the state's schools. We learn more about the Office of Innovation in Education from the office's director.
"Ice Hatchets" by Chromatics
